A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about graduates in the beauty culture school in Columbia, Tennessee. The caption reads: “Columbia, Tenn., March 1 (Spl.) Students of the NYA girls school here, which reopened at the historic...

A celebration at the Nashville Airport in front of the American Airlines Astojet. Pictured left to right are: Judge Beverly Briley, unidentified man, and Mayor Ben West, celebrating the jet flight out of Nashville on June 11th, 1961. The signage...

A landscape view of Dudley Park (Louise and Rebecca Dudley Park), located at Chestnut Street and Third Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee. When purchased in 1913, it was known as the Chestnut Street Park and served as a playground for that park...

A landscape view of Dudley Park (Louise and Rebecca Dudley Park), located at Chestnut Street and Third Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee. When purchased in 1913, it was known as the Chestnut Street Park and served as a playground for that park...

A landscape view of Dudley Park (Louise and Rebecca Dudley Park), located at Chestnut Street and Third Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee. When purchased in 1913, it was known as the Chestnut Street Park and served as a playground for that park...

A photograph of the Berry Field Fire Hall, 1950. Nashville's airport officially opened in 1937 as Berry Field, in honor of Colonel Harry S. Berry, the state administrator of the Works Progress Administrator, or WPA. Berry Field became the military...

A photograph of the Civilian Aviation Authority Localizer house at Nashville’s Berry Field. Nashville's airport officially opened in 1937 as Berry Field, in honor of Colonel Harry S. Berry, the state administrator of the Works Progress...

A photograph of the Eastern Air Lines “Golden Falcon Prop-Jet Electra” at Nashville’s airport. This prop-jet airliner was built by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation and was powered by four 3750 hp General Motors Allison prop-jet engines, providing a...

A photograph of the Education and Hygiene Building at the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition, circa 1897. This non-extant structure was built for the celebration of Tennessee's 100th year of statehood that opened May 1, 1897, at...

A photograph of the garage storage building at Berry Field in 1950. Nashville's airport officially opened in 1937 as Berry Field, in honor of Colonel Harry S. Berry, the state administrator of the Works Progress Administrator, or WPA. Berry Field...

A photograph of the non-commissioned officer’s club in 1950. This building was probably one of the 105 WWII-era buildings built by the Army at Nashville’s Berry Field. Nashville's airport officially opened in 1937 as Berry Field, in honor of...

A photograph of the Old Harris Home at McGavock Lane and Couchville Pike, Nashville, Tennessee. It became part of the airport property. Nashville's airport officially opened in 1937 as Berry Field, in honor of Colonel Harry S. Berry, the state...

A photograph of the radar service at Berry Field, Nashville, Tennessee in August 1952. Nashville's airport officially opened in 1937 as Berry Field, in honor of Colonel Harry S. Berry, the state administrator of the Works Progress Administrator, or...

A photograph of the Tennessee National Guard building and truck at Nashville Municipal Airport with signage saying “Join the new Tennessee National Guard, Earn, Learn, Serve.” The National Guard continued to be based at the Nashville Airport after...

A photograph of the Trans World Airlines (TWA) jet at the new airport terminal in Nashville, Tennessee. Improvements included a new terminal building with a modern control tower and Jet Age runways. Nashville's airport officially opened in 1937 as...

A photograph of two gentlemen standing at the Nashville Municipal Airport’s City Directories (published by R.L. Polk) desk, in April 22, 1962. Nashville's airport officially opened in 1937 as Berry Field, in honor of Colonel Harry S. Berry, the...

A photograph showing young people greeting the arrival of the Nashville Public Library bookmobile, circa July, 1941, at Stewart's Cash Grocery in Davidson County, Tennessee. Mrs. Frances Parkes and Mrs. Leah Rose, employees of the Nashville Public...

A postcard of a reproduction of Fort Negley on its original site approximately two miles south of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Built during the Civil War after Union troops gained occupation of Nashville in 1862, Fort Negley was constructed...

A scene from the Noah’s Ark Show held at Hadley Park in Nashville, Tennessee circa August 1958. Hadley Park was built in honor of Nashville’s African American citizens. It opened under the administration of Mayor Hilary Howse in 1912, the first...

A scene from the Noah’s Ark Show held at Hadley Park in Nashville, Tennessee circa August 1958. Hadley Park was built in honor of Nashville’s African American citizens. It opened under the administration of Mayor Hilary Howse in 1912, the first...